Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-22
Many Unfortunate People Frozen 10
Death in Kansas and Nebraska.

CHICAGO, Dec. PA Daily Netos' special from
Topeka, Kan, says: Mr.. ]. r Hazeitine. a banker
ofJohnson city, on the frontier, is In the city. He
reports that a farmer named L. Z. Clark, living
near Golden, Grant County left his family at home
Monday TO go 10 Hartland, the nearest railroad
point, for the purpose of getting COAL his family
Monday evening with his coal, and the next MORN
ing was FOUND about miles from his home lying
were also Frozen and all OF the bodies were partly
covered by snow. Clark's wife and three children
had In the meantime nearly perished, and had
only saved themselves from death by leaving the
shell OF house and taking refuge from the bliz-
Zard In a cave.
HER BROTHER FOUND HER DYING
TWO deaths are reported from Greeley County,
situated on the Colorado line. A brother and
sister, named Robert and sarah HolseapfeL who
lived on claim In an unsettled portion OF the
county, found themselves without fuel sunday
evening. They tore down a small she'd 60 burn the
lumber, and that night all but the small amount
which they had themselves burned was stolen frum
Them Larry In the morning the young man went
TO the town OF Horace. about miles distant,
and succeeded In getting 200 pounds OF coal late In
the evening. Being obliged TO travel against the
furious wind then blowing he did not reach home
until nearly midnight HIS limbs were then numb,
aud ne was SO exhausted that II was with great
dlncuity ne gained admission TO the house. He
found his sister In bed fnsensibie and almost st.
She had been without fire all day, and the poorly
but house afforded but little protection. Although
the young man was almost frozen himself he tiled
TO revive his sister, hut to no avail
The other death reported from Greeley County
cannot be learned. He lived alone and was not
only without fuel, but without food.
HEROIC sTRrGGLR 10 SAVE HIS FAMILY.
A widow named Reilly and her two children
perfshed in the storm OF Monday night near Digh-
ton, In Lane County. They were without fuel and
the storm came so suddenly upon them that they
were unable to get 1t. The woman's Oldest son
started out In the storm TO get coal He was over
come by the cold, but fortunately wandered TO the
house OF a neighbor. He was unable TO speak, and
his arms. feet, and ears were frozen. He will pro-
badly lose his feet.
FROZEN TO DEATH IN ITS FATHERS ARMS.
There are also reports OF great suffering In Clark
County. on the Indian Territory line. A family OF
four were travelling overland, and being but 10
miles from bone and several miles from any other
house, determined TO reach home that night In
come and the family was Obliged to abandon the
horses and wagon and walk miles to the nearest
house. two-year-old child froze TO death IN its
fathers arms before shelter was reached. The
others reached the house badly frozen.
WITHOUT FOOD AS WELL As FURI-
The condition OF the people In Western and
Soutnwestein SOU kansas is very bad, This part OF
OF the counties are still unorgaDized Nearly all
the people settled on Government claims and were
be raised this TALL The crops proved total failure
because OF drought leaving the people destitute.
As general thing the people live In rudely built
huts, which AFFORD very little protection
DEATHS ALSO REPORTED FROM NEBRASKA.
LINCOLN, NEB, Dec pit Is believed that the
reports of the blizzard sweeping over Western
Nebraska viii show that number OF lives were
lost Ia the storm. owing 70 the distance from the
railroad OF the new and more unprotected home
steads and settlers the facts cannot be known for
several days In the recently organized county OF
Perkins the death OF man and boy Is reported.
They were attempting TO make their ranch, 20
miles from O'Gallatan, when the storm overpow-
cred them. Both were frozen TO death. Another
man named Jno. Grant, who had been on railroad
construction work on the Black Hills extension OF
the Burlington and Missouri River road, was found
dead mile out from camp. on the Kansas line
no dead have been discovered, although suffering
Is reported as very severe.